啡

fēi

(used in loanwords for its phonetic value)

mouth (口) + sound fēi (非) = the fēi in coffee

非 gives the sound fēi; 口 signals that this character is used in spoken, mouth-based loanwords. You will mostly see 啡 in 咖啡 (kāfēi), meaning coffee.

口+非→啡

口MouthSemantic

非NotPhonetic

速溶咖啡

sù róng kā fēi

instant coffee

黑咖啡

hēi kā fēi

black coffee

内啡素

nèi fēi sù

endorphin

内啡肽

nèi fēi tài

endorphin

冰咖啡

bīng kā fēi

iced coffee

冷萃咖啡

lěng cuì kā fēi

cold brew coffee

卡布其诺咖啡

kǎ bù qí nuò kā fēi

cappuccino coffee

即溶咖啡

jí róng kā fēi

instant coffee

咖啡

kā fēi

(loanword) coffee

咖啡伴侣

kā fēi bàn lǚ

Coffee-mate (non-dairy creamer manufactured by Nestlé)

咖啡因

kā fēi yīn

caffeine (loanword)

咖啡壶

kā fēi hú

coffee pot